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Letters Patent lNo. 74,904, dated February 25, 1868.

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T0 ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, RUSSEL FnIsnIE, of Cromwell, in the county of Middlesex,.nnd State of Connecticut,l have invented a nemend useful Improvement in Toy-Guus; and the following is a full, clear, and exact descrip"- tion of the saure, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, making a portion of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a longitudinol'seetion of a toy-gun constructed according to my invention.

Figure 2 is a. side view ofthe same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts, in both figures.

In that class of toy-guns'in which the missile is ejected by the `compression-oi' air byu piston Working in a suitable barrel, and in whichthe air is admitted to the said barrel bnly at the mouth or muzzle thereof, .itis necessary, in order to insure the proper ejectment of the missile, to bring the piston back' to the rear end of the barrel previous to charging the same with the said missile, and, inasmuch as young children are not always capable of comprehending this necessity, it follows that the missile is frequently inserted in the barrel without the requisite previous backward movement of the piston, and the consequent non-ejectment of the missile by the forward movement of such piston becomes a source ot`annoyanee to the child, and materially reduces the value of the toy as a source of amusement.

The object of this invention is to obvinte this objection; and it consists in an orifice or vent, provided at the rear end of the barrel, andin such relation lwith the piston as to admit air to the barrel, in front of the piston, when the latter is drawn back, so that the properV expulsion of'the missile by the former movement of the piston is secured, no matter' what the position ofthe piston may be when the missile is placed in the barrel, as hereinbefore mentiQned. Y

To `enable othrs to understand the nature and construction of my invention, I will proceed to describe it with reference to the drawings.I A

A'shows the barrel ofA the toy through n. suitable hole, in the closednner end of which is passed e. stem, B, having fixed to its extremity a piston or plunger; C, which works nearly or quite air-tight within the barrel. The opposite or rearl end of the stem B is secured on a suitable stock, D. Provided in the one side of 'the harrelA,.near the innerl or rear end thereof, and in such relation with piston Cas to be situated forward ot the same when the said piston is drawn quite back, as shown in' fig. 1, is an orifice or vent, a.y

The'missile, E, may consist of a common cork, and, when it is desired'to use the toy, is fitted into the mouthI or open end of the barrel A, as shown in fig., 1, which being done, the piston E is drawn back by means of` the stoek'D and stein 13, the air4 behind the piston .passing out through the orifice or vent a, `until the piston is brought back of or behind the said vent, whereupon the air passes inward Vthrough such vent to, i'lll'tho vacuum in the barrel caused vby the withdrawal or backward movement ofy the pistou.Y This being done,'the piston is forced forward, and compresses the uir in the barrel between it and the coi-k or missile E, until the accumulated pressure ejects the said cork or missile from its place in the mouth ot' the barrel with an explosive noise or report, the'loudness of which is proportioned to the degree of compression to which the air inthe barrel is subjected by the forward movement of the piston, asjust herein set forth.

The piston may, of course, be drawn back before placing the missile in the mouth ofthe barrel, if desired,

and the propcroperation of the toy being secured by the means set forth, no'matter in what position the p iston may be when the Vmissile is -inserted in its place, the vlue of the toy, as n. means of amusement for children, is materially enhanced, as compared with those in which it is required to draw back the piston, before tting the missile in the barrel, in order to secure the proper expulsion of such missile by the forward mov ement of the piston.

What I claim as'my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is, The toy-gun, having its barrel provided with an orice or vent, a, arranged, in relation with the piston C, to operate substantially as und for the purpose specified.

RUSSEL FnIsBm; Witnesses:

JcssPH M. WATERS, E.' C. Puurs. 

